NAME¶

memfrob - memory frobnicate (obfuscate)

LIBRARY¶

Standard C library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS¶

#define _GNU_SOURCE             /* See feature_test_macros(7) */
#include <string.h>  // see memory.h(3head)

void *memfrob(size_t n;
              void s[n], size_t n);

DESCRIPTION¶

The memfrob() function obfuscates the first n bytes of the memory area s by exclusive-ORing each character with the number 42. The effect can be reversed by using memfrob() on the obfuscated memory area.

Note that this function is not a proper encryption routine as the XOR constant is fixed, and is suitable only for hiding strings.

RETURN VALUE¶

The memfrob() function returns a pointer to the obfuscated memory area.

ATTRIBUTES¶

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).

STANDARDS¶

GNU.

SEE ALSO¶

memory.h(3head), strfry(3)